Tim Holtz Distress Inks are a collection of acid-free, non-toxic, fade-resistant, water-based dye inks. They are perfect for the vintage, stained, aged effect that crafters are creating in their altered books, scrapbook pages, cards and papercraft projects. Tim selected the colours and helped develop these inks to produce a realistic, weathered look on paper, photos and decorative fibres. All the colourful Distress Inks afford added versatility when photo tinting and colour layering with the original, award-winning tones. The 3 x 3-inch pads are made with a raised felt for easier use with direct to paper techniques and inking up larger stamps.

- Distress Inks are Dye-based Inks
- Distress Inks have a more transparent property 
- Available in both full size 3" x 3" ink pads and mini 1" x" 1 ink pads
- Brighter and more vibrant in colour when used on white cardstock
- Faster drying time due to its "thinner" property (comparing to the Distress Oxides)
- Blending can be a bit streakier than Distress Oxides due to their transparent property
- Can be used for water colouring and embossing

You can download the Distress Colour Ink Chart and Colour labels from here.